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Electrically actuated device and method of controlling the formation of dopants therein

US8766228B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. · US

Inventors

Jianhua Yang · Palo Alto, US
Duncan Stewart · Palo Alto, US
Philip J. Kuekes · Menlo Park, US
William M. Tong · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 29, 2008
Grant date	Jul 1, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 30, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH10B63/80
WIPO fieldSemiconductors
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrically actuated device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an active region disposed between the first and second electrodes. The device further includes at least one of dopant initiators or dopants localized at an interface between i) the first electrode and the active region, or ii) the second electrode and the active region, or iii) the active region and each of the first and second electrodes.

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